Three members of one family -- a dad and two sons -- died early Christmas Day in a house fire near Philadelphia that investigators say may have been caused by electrical issues and a dry Christmas tree. A backcountry skier was killed into an avalanche near Cameron Pass in the Front Range zone in Colorado on Christmas Eve, the Colordo Avalanche Information Center said. The eruption of a volcano on La Palma in the Canary Islands in Spain was officially been declared over Saturday after 85 days of activity, including expelling tons of lava and gases. More than 71,000 people have been hospitalized with coronavirus in the United States amid surging cases from the Omicron variant that have set daily records in several states. About 50 vehicles were inviolved in a pileup amid snow conditions along Interstate-94 northwest of the Twin Cities on Saturday afternoon, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Christmas Day presented a mixed bag for shoppers and restaurant-goers looking for available locations on Saturday, with almost all big-box retailers closed but some restaurants chains open. There's no question that December has been a month that's featured a host of anomalous weather, including a historic tornado outbreak and record-breaking temperatures, along with the first-ever December derecho. Police in California's central coast said a surfer has died after he was attacked by a great white shark. At least 16 asylum-seekers died when a smuggling boat carrying them in the Aegean Sea capsized on Friday, Greek military officials said. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden thanked U.S. armed forces members and "resilient" Americans providing help during the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday in their Christmas message. Two more members of the South Korean pop supergroup BTS have tested positive for COVID-19, a day after vocalist Suga was diagnosed with the virus, the group's managers said Saturday. An armed intruder was arrested at Windsor Castle west of London on Saturday, where Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was celebrating Christmas with her family, police said. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II spoke of her own personal grief and expressed sympathy for others around the world who have lost loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic in her annual Christmas Day message on Saturday. The 19th century British romance, "Bridgerton," will kick off its second season on March 25, Netflix announced Saturday. Weekend performances of Broadway's "The Music Man," starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, have been canceled as the number of COVID-19 cases rise in New York City. Pope Francis urged world leaders to be more open to dialogue to heal the world's many "conflicts, crises, and disagreements" during his annual Christmas address Saturday at the Vatican. NASA and the European Space Agency successfully launched the largest, most powerful telescope ever, the James Webb Space Telescope, from South America on Christmas morning. Actress Olivia Munn and comedian John Mulaney shared a photo of their infant son for the first time this weekend. People in the Southwest will soon have some relief from the relentless rainfall that brought a city their wettest Christmas Eve since 1944. Singer-songrwriter Adele's "30" is the No. 1 album in the United States for a fourth week. On Dec. 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as Soviet president the day before Russia's Supreme Soviet voted to end the Soviet Union. Singer Jimmy Buffett turns 75 and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turns 50, among the famous birthdays for December 25. More Recent Articles |
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